Definition
(also known as “exquisite cadaver” or “rotating corpse”) A method by which a group of words, images, or sounds are collectively assembled, the result being known as the exquisite corpse. Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence, either by following a rule or by being allowed to see the end of what the previous person contributed. Once the final piece is complete the work can be unfolded to reveal a new composition which is a synthesis of several unique styles.
About the Exhibition
On May 25th 2007 the Redux Contemporary Art Center presented “The Exquisite Corpse,” an open call exhibition celebrating the unique collaborative surrealist drawing technique that has been in existence since the early 20th Century. Used by artists, writers, and musicians, this process allowed multiple individuals the opportunity to create a single work of art with only marginal knowledge of each others contributions.
Concert
The Exquisite Corpse concert was conceived of and organized by local composer Ray Evanoff, in collaboration with the New Music Collective. The event integrated 12 original compositions written by 8 young composers into a single, continuous work. This was done by using an adaptation of the Surrealist Exquisite Corpse technique.
Pop Goes the Apocalypse by Caleb Weintraub
Family and Manipulation by Laura Harden and Lolly Koon
Truth Lies Here by Heather Freeman
Alive Inside: The Lure & Lore of the Sideshow by The Halsey Gallery and Redux
Morgan Craig by Morgan Craig
Greg Shelnutt and Candice Ivy by Greg Shelnutt and Candice Ivy
Sawaguzo Festival by Miwa Koizuma, Aya Kakeda and Fumiha Tanaka
Illusions of News by Kara Hammond and Paula Frances Peek
NATURE:REdrawn by Renee Van der Stelt, Talia Greene & Christine Tillman
Goldsworthy of the Coffee Shop by Jonathan Brilliant
Hot Pressed Poster Exhibition by Redux
The Itchy & Scratchy Show by Boris Shpeizman & Malena Bergmann
ephemera by Young Kim
New Structures by Todd McDonald & Blake Hurt
Source Coding by Kevin Jones
SC Architectural Community Design by American Institute of Architects
Exquisite Corpse by New Music Collective and Charleston Community
Tentacle House by Si Jae Byun
Reorientation II by The Artists of Redux
Everyone is an Artist by Tattfoo Tan
New Media Exhibition by Bob Snead, Micah Stansell, Philip White, Sheila Bishop and David Robinson
Dane Nester by Dane Nester
Benjamin Bellas by Benjamin Bellas
Together: Susan Meyer (2008 Redux Artist in Residence) by Susan Meyer
Post Stagecraft by Amir H. Fallah
The Sun Machine is Coming Down by Josef Kristofoletti & Matt Phillips
Broken, Beaten & Buried by Dalek
Stoughton – Mural by Seth Gadsden
Reorientation III by The artists of Redux
Self Control by Jeff Zimmermann
Past Presence by Karin Olah
Summer Art Institute 2009 by CCSD High School Students
Inside the Fence by Lynn Richardson
Joe Johnson “Mega Churches” by Joe Johnson
1 x 1 by College of Charleston Studio Art Department Student x Faculty Exhibition
We Pictured You Reading This by Paper Monument
Novelty by Cory Oberndorfer
Summer Art Institute 2010 by CCSD High School Students
I Am Two With Nature by Travis Graves and Cari Freno
Ice Storm by Carson Fox
Before I Die… by Nicole Diefenbach
Meat Not Taken by Greg Stewart
Reorientation IV by The Artists of Redux
drift by David Bowen
Social Velocity by Joseph Labate
Picturesque Evacuation Ploy by Liz Miller
Home Again, Home Again by Allison Reimus
Ecstasy of Knowing by Keith Lemley
The Plantation (Plan-ta-shun) by Colin Quashie
Summer Art Institute by Charleston County High School Students
the Tempest by Jason Hackenwerth
